German investors prioritise ESG, sustainability criteria 

June 29, 2022 EcoVadis EN


A majority of German institutional investors (83%) take ESG and sustainability criteria into account in their investment decisions, according to a recent research study conducted by Union Investment.

This is the highest figure since Union Investment’s annual investor survey was introduced in 2010 and, furthermore, they are choosing to invest sustainably on the basis of their own convictions, the research showed.

KENFO, Germany’s nuclear waste management fund, expects General Partners (GPs) in private equity to understand what is acceptable from an investment point of view in terms of ESG, head of investment management Verena Kempe said, also addressing the SuperReturn conference.

Union Investment’s 2022 survey, which surveyed 203 German institutional investors, also showed that the proportion of institutional investors investing sustainably is up by 5 percentage points on 2021 and by 18 percentage points on 2018, and is at a record level.



Read the full article at: www.ipe.com

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